The 2014–14 NEC women's basketball season began with practices in October 2015, followed by the start of the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season in November. Conference play started in early January 2015 and concluded in March with the 2015 Northeast Conference women's basketball tournament.
| 2014–15 Northeast Conference women's basketball season | |
|---|---|
| League | NCAA Division I |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| TV partner(s) | NEC Front Row, ESPN3, ESPNU, Regional Sports Networks |
| WNBA Draft | |
| Regular season | |
| First place | Bryant Central Connecticut |
| Season MVP | Breanna Rucker BRYANT |
| NEC Tournament | |
| Champions | St. Francis Brooklyn[1] |
| Finals MVP | Sarah Benedetti[1] |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bryant | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 22 | – | 9 | .710 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Connecticut | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 19 | – | 13 | .594 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Morris | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sacred Heart | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 16 | – | 13 | .552 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Francis Brooklyn† | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 15 | – | 19 | .441 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fairleigh Dickinson | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 10 | – | 20 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LIU Brooklyn | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 9 | – | 21 | .300 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mount St. Mary's | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 8 | – | 22 | .267 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wagner | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 7 | – | 22 | .241 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Francis (PA) | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 6 | – | 23 | .207 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2015 NEC tournament winner As of March 15, 2015 Rankings from AP poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preseason
editRankings
edit| NEC Coaches Poll[2] | |
|---|---|
| 1. | Robert Morris (5) |
| 2. | Sacred Heart (4) |
| 3. | St. Francis Brooklyn (1) |
| 4. | Wagner |
| 5. | Saint Francis (PA) |
| 6. | Bryant |
| 7. | Mount St. Mary's |
| 8. | LIU Brooklyn |
| 9. | Fairleigh Dickinson |
| 10. | Central Connecticut |
() first place votes
All-NEC team
edit| Coaches Poll[3] |
|---|
|
Jenniqua Bailey Bryant |
NEC regular season
editConference matrix
editThis table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play.
| Bryant | Central Conn. | Fairleigh Dickinson | LIU Br'klyn | Mount St. Mary's | Robert Morris | Sacred Heart | St. Francis Br'klyn | Saint Francis (PA) | Wagner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs. Bryant | – | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 |
| vs. Central Conn. | 1–1 | – | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 |
| vs. Fairleigh Dickinson | 2–0 | 2–0 | – | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 |
| vs. LIU Br'klyn | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | – | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| vs. Mount St. Mary's | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | – | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 |
| vs. Robert Morris | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | – | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| vs. Sacred Heart | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | – | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 |
| vs. St. Francis Br'klyn | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | – | 0–2 | 1–1 |
| vs. Saint Francis (PA) | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | – | 1–1 |
| vs. Wagner | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | – |
| Total | 14–4 | 14–4 | 7–11 | 6–12 | 6–12 | 13–5 | 11–7 | 9–9 | 5–13 | 5–13 |
Postseason
editNEC tournament
edit- March 8–15, 2015 Northeast Conference Basketball Tournament.
| Quarterfinals Sunday, March 8 NEC Front Row | Semifinals Wednesday, March 11 (reseeded) ESPN3 | Championship Sunday, March 15 ESPNU | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Central Connecticut | 72 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | LIU Brooklyn | 51 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Central Connecticut | 63 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | St. Francis Brooklyn | 712OT | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Sacred Heart | 59 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | St. Francis Brooklyn | 77 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | St. Francis Brooklyn | 77 | ||||||||||||
| (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Robert Morris | 62 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Bryant | 76 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Mount Saint Mary's | 54 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Bryant | 62 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Robert Morris | 68 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Robert Morris | 89 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Fairleigh Dickinson | 61 | ||||||||||||
All games will be played at the venue of the higher seed
NCAA tournament
edit| Seed | Region | School | 1st Round | 2nd Round | Regional semifinals | Regional finals | Final Four | Championship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Albany | St. Francis Brooklyn | L, 33–89 vs. #1 Connecticut |
Honors and awards
edit| 2015 NEC Women's Basketball Individual Awards[4] | ||||||
| Award | Recipient(s) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player of the Year | Breanna Rucker, BRYANT | |||||
| Coach of the Year | Beryl Piper, CCSU | |||||
| Defensive Player of the Year | Erika Livermore, FDU | |||||
| Rookie of the Year | Ivory Bailey, BRYANT | |||||
| 2015 NEC Women's Basketball All-Conference Teams | ||||||
| First Team | Second Team | Defensive Team | Rookie Team | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hannah Kimmel, Jr., F., SHU Erika Livermore, Jr., C., FDU Jasmine Nwajei, So., G., WC Breanna Rucker, Jr., F., BRYANT Anna Niki Stamolamprou, So., G., RMU |
Sophie Bhasin, Jr., G., LIU Kelsey Cruz, Jr., G., FDU Alexa Hayward, Sr., G., SFU TeJahne Malone, Jr., F., CCSU Jaymee Veney, Sr., F., SFBK |
Amanda Andrades, Sr., G., FDU Leah Fechko, Jr., G., SFBK Erika Livermore, Jr., C., FDU Jasmine Nwajei, So., G., WC Letava Whippy, Sr., G., LIU |
Ivory Bailey, Fr., G., BRYANT Mikalah Mulrain, Fr., C., RMU Camden Musgrave, Fr., G., CCSU Megan Smith, Fr., F., RMU Maya Wynn, Fr., G., SFU | |||
| † - denotes unanimous selection | ||||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Terrier Takeover! St. Francis Brooklyn Wins First NEC Women's Basketball Title, 77-62, Over RMU". NortheastConference.org. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
- ^ "A Robert Morris Repeat? #NECWBB Coaches' Poll Results Say 'Yes'". northeastconference.org. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
- ^ "Guard-heavy, Senior-laden Preseason All-NEC WBB Team Unveiled". northeastconference.org. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
- ^ "2014-15 NEC Women's Basketball Award Winners" (PDF). NortheastConference.org. Retrieved November 20, 2015.